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अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें संकुल-युद्धाविषयक उनतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ २९ ॥ ऑपनआक्रात बछ। अर: त्रिशो&्थ्याय: सात्यकि और कर्णका युद्ध तथा अर्जुनके द्वारा कौरव- सेनाका संहार और पाण्डवोंकी विजय संजय उवाच ततः कर्ण पुरस्कृत्य त्वदीया युद्धदुर्मदा: । पुनरावृत्य संग्रामं चक्रुर्देवासुरोपमम्
sañjaya uvāca | tataḥ karṇaṃ puraskṛtya tvadīyā yuddha-durmadāḥ | punar āvṛtya saṅgrāmaṃ cakrur devāsuropamam ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, thereafter your warriors—intoxicated with the pride of battle—placed Karṇa at their head, turned back once more, and engaged again in a conflict resembling that of gods and demons.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride and battle-fury can drive warriors to re-enter violence even after setbacks; it also underscores the ethical weight of leadership—placing Karṇa at the front signals a deliberate choice to intensify the war, with consequences borne by those who choose escalation.
After a prior phase of fighting, the Kaurava forces regroup, put Karṇa in the leading position, and return to the battlefield, resuming combat described as as fierce as the mythic wars between devas and asuras.